Tobacco-pouch.



W. L. BOOTH.

TOBACCO POUCH.

APPLICATION mzq Aue.4. 19H.

Patented May 9, 1916.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. BOOTH, OF NEW YORK. N. Y.

TOBACCO-POUCH.

Application filed August 4, 1914.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM L. BooTH, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tobacco-Pouches, fullydescribed and represented in the following specification and theaccompanying drawings, forming a partof the same.

This invention relates to improvements in tobacco pouches.

The object of this invention is to provide a pouch which is simple andeconomical in construction, convenient for filling, for packing duringtransportation, and for exhibition in the dealers stores, while, at thesame time, eminently satisfactory as a pocket pouch to be carried by theuser and from which charges of tobacco may readily be removed, as infilling a pipe or making cigarettes. The construction of the pouch issuch that it also provides a compartment or pocket suitable for holdingauxiliary articles, particularly cigarette papers.

With these general objects in view, the invention consists in thefeatures, details of construction and combination of parts which willfirst be described in connection with the accompanying drawings and thenparticularly pointed out.

In the drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of one modification ofthe invention in its closed condition. Fig. 2 is a section on the line2-2 of the same. Fig. 3 is a view showing the pouch partly opened Fig. iis a section on line 4% of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a view, partly broken away,showing the pouch fully opened, illustrating the manner in which it maybe filled with tobacco. Fig. 6 is a section of the pouch in the fullyopened condition taken on line 66 of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a section on line7-7 of Fig. 3. Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 3, illustrating amodification.

Referring to the drawings, A indicates the main or central part of thepouch, which is formed as a flattened tube, one end of which merges intoa tapered part forming a funnel portion B, through which the tobacco maybe discharged from the central portion into a pipe or cigarette paper.The opposite end of the tube has one side, only, extended beyond the endof the other side, this extension forming aflap, indicated at C.

The funnel portion B is arranged to fold Specification of LettersPatent.

Patented May 9, 1916.

Serial No. 854,911.

down against the central portion A along a line transverse to the lengthof the said central portion, whereby one end of the tube will be closed,and the fiap C is also ar ranged to fold down against the centralportion A, its line of fold also being transverse to the length of thecentral portion A, whereby the end of the tube may be closed. The pouchis provided with suitable means for holding these foldable portions Band C when folded over.

In the best embodiment of the invention illustrated in the drawings, thetwo portions B and C are arranged to fold toward each other and therebyone device may serve to hold both in their folded Positions. In theembodiment shown, this holding means comprises a holding strip D securedto one side of the central portion A near one end thereof, theproportions of the parts being such that the flap C may be folded overand tucked down beneath the holding strip D, while the end of the funnelportion B, when in its folded position, may be pushed beneath the saidholding strip. This holding strip advantageously is made wide enough toserve as one wall of a pocket large enough to receive a package, E, ofcigarette papers, as indicated in Fig. 4. In order to give sufficientroom beneath the holding strip for the reception of said packa e ofcigarette papers, as well as the flap and the funnel portion B, the endof the holding strip D may be of bellows form, as shown at d, Fig. 7.

It is obvious that any suitable material may be employed for a pouch ofthe kind described, but it is most advantageously made of somewhatstiffened flexible material, such as any of the leathers, stifienedpaper or cloth, and particularly the material known as leatheroid.

Thepouch may be conveniently formed from a blank cut in the desiredshape to produce two sides which are then folded over on each other, forexample, along the line :1:.r, whereupon the two sides are securedtogether in any suitable way along the edges, as by pasting. It isadvantageous, however, to stitch the edges of the central portion A andof the funnel portion B, as indicated at 1 Instead of making the funnelportion B symmetrical about its longitudinal axis, as shown in Fig. 3,it may be straight along one side and sloped only at the opposite side,as indicated in Fig. 8,

where said funnel portion is designated In this modification, thestraight side of the funnel portion may be a fold line con tinuous withthe fold line of the central portion A. Furthermore, the line of fold ofthe funnel portion B along which it is turned down toward the centralportion is inclined, so that the point of the funnel will come about atthe center of the holding strip. The holding strip D is secured to theoutside of the central portion A in any suitable way, as by pasting orstitching.

It will be obvious that a pouch of the kind described may readily beprinted, and in the best embodiment of the invention when the funnelportion B and the flap C both fold against the same side of the centralportion A, the opposite side is left free for the display of printedmatter.

lVhat is claimed is 1. A pouch comprising a flexible flattened tubularportion, one end of which is contracted to form a funnel portion, saidtubula' portion having its other end provided with a flap, said funnelportion and said flap being arranged to be folded down toward thetubular portion along fold lines transverse to the length of the tubularportion to close the two ends thereof, and means for holding the funnelportion and the flap in their folded positions.

2. A pouch comprising a flexible flattened tubular portion, one end ofwhich is contracted to form a funnel portion, said tubular portionhaving its other end provided with a flap, said funnel portion and saidflap being arranged to be folded down toward each other along fold linestransverse to the length of the tubular portion to close the two ends ofthe tubular portion, and means for holding the funnel portion and theflap in their folded positions against one side of the tubular portion.

3. A pouch comprising a flexible tubular portion having a funnel portionat one end, a. flap at the other, and a holding strip on one side, saidfunnel portion and flap being arranged to fold toward each other and tobe held in their folded positions by said holding strip.

Copies of this patent may be obtained tor five cents each, by addressingthe A pouch comprising a flexible flattened tubular portion having aholding strip at one side near one end, a flap at said end of thetubular portion, arranged to fed. toward the strip along a fold linenear the outer edge of said strip, and to fold inside the strip along afold line near the inner edge of said strip, and a funnel shaped portionarranged to fold down against the tubir lar portion along a fold linetransverse to the length of the tube, said funnel portion having such alength that its end will engage the inside of the holding strip and beheld thereby.

5. A pouch comprising a flexible flattened tube having an expansibleholding strip at one side near one end, a flap at said end or" the tube,arranged to fold toward the strip along a fold line near the outer edgeof said strip, and to fold inside the strip along a fold line near theinner edge of said strip, and a funnel shaped portion arranged to folddown against the tube along a fold line transverse to the length of thetube, said funnel portion having such a length that its end will engagethe inside of the holding strip and be held thereby.

A pouch comprising a flexible flattened tubular portion having a holdingstrip at one side near one end, said holding strip forming one wall of apocket of such size as to receive cigarette papers, a l'la p at said endof the tubular portion, arranged to fold toward the strip along a foldline near the outer edge of said strip, and to fold inside the stripalong a fold line near the inner edge of said strip, and a funnel shapedpor tion arranged to fold down against the tubular portion along a foldline transverse to the length of the tube, said funnel portion havingsuch a length that its end will engage the inside of the holding stripand be held thereby.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence oftwo subscribing witnesses.

. WILLIAM L. BOOTH. Witnesses HENRY F. Dnnrs, ALLAN H. Roenvson.

Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, D. C.

